Quote Originally Posted by MCG1 View Post
Kind of like the whitetail rut. Always some early and some late. Kind of protects the species/age class that way it seems.
with the crappie its about if one don't take the next one or possibly the one after will .
with the unpredictable water/weather conditions in the spring it gives them a better chance to have a successful hatch.
with whitetails it is similar but more of it is due to buck doe ratio and the ages of the yearling does in the herd as well .
one thing for certain with mother nature never say never ....
i got a 9 point running on our place that still has his rack on his head as i type